German

German
   distorted to fit Nazi dogma
   In defence of their bizarre genetic theories, the Nazis were obliged to create new disciplines of German chemistry, mathematics, science, etc., especially where they felt a necessity to contradict the work of Jewish scientists.
   Germanization was the process of adapting anything foreign to their own use, including taking fair-haired children from conquered countries for adoption and rearing in Germany:
    It is believed they were the rejected ones from the Germanization program. (Styron, 1976, of the killing of non-German children)

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  • German — steht für: German (Vorname), ein männlicher Vorname, siehe dort Etymologie, Varianten und Namensträger chemische Verbindungen aus der Stoffgruppe der Germane (Stoffgruppe) German ist der Name folgender Personen: Alexei Alexejewitsch German (*… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • German — Ger man, a. [L. Germanus. See {German}, n.] Of or pertaining to Germany. [1913 Webster] {German Baptists}. See {Dunker}. {German bit}, a wood boring tool, having a long elliptical pod and a scew point. {German carp} (Zo[ o]l.), the crucian carp.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • German — Ger man, n.; pl. {Germans}[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis origin.] 1. A native or one of the people of Germany. [1913 Webster] 2. The German language. [1913 Webster] 3. (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • german — GERMÁN, Ă, germani, e, s.m. şi f., adj. 1. s.m. şi f. (La pl.) Denumire generală dată unor popoare indo europene care au locuit, în antichitate, în centrul, vestul şi nordul Europei; (şi la sg.) persoană aparţinând unuia dintre aceste popoare. 2 …   Dicționar Român

  • Germán — puede referirse a: Germán, nombre pila de varón de origen germánico, que también se da en las formas Germano, Herman, Hermann, Armando o Arminio; Germana, femenino de ese nombre; San Germán, desambiguación. Desambiguaciones de nombre y apellido… …   Wikipedia Español

  • German — camomile (tea); German ivy (South African ivy); German knot (figure 8 knot); German lapis (imitation lapis lazuli), German measles (rubella); German shepherd (police dog); German silver (coppernickel zinc alloy resembling silver) …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • German — [jʉr′mən] n. [ME (only in pl.) < ML Germanus < L, prob. < Celt] 1. a person born or living in Germany 2. the West Germanic language spoken chiefly in Germany, Austria, and certain parts of Switzerland, technically called New High German …   English World dictionary

  • German — Ger man, a. [OE. german, germain, F. germain, fr. L. germanus full, own (said of brothers and sisters who have the same parents); akin to germen germ. Cf. {Germ}, {Germane}.] Nearly related; closely akin. [1913 Webster] Wert thou a leopard, thou… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • German TV — Senderlogo Allgemeine Informationen Empfang: Pay TV …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Germán Ré — Nombre Germán David Ré Apodo El colorado …   Wikipedia Español

  • German — (2) Teuton, member of the Germanic tribes, 1520s (plural Germayns attested from late 14c.), from L. Germanus, first attested in writings of Julius Caesar, who used Germani to designate a group of tribes in northeastern Gaul, origin unknown,… …   Etymology dictionary

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